Desk stand and ink fountain



May 19, 1931. F. J, I AMARRE 1,805i772 DESK 'STAND AND INK FOUNTAINFiled Feb. 9, 192s IN VEN TOR.

n rBY i sup Patented May 19', 1931v --UNITED STATES; PATENT orsi-ca I ynarrano. Lamm or srnnrarmn, y

l Application lcd February 9, 1928. Serial No. 253,056.

' This invention relates to improvements in a combined desk stand andink fountain in which the pen ofthe pen holder is supported in the ink,ready for use at all times. An object of the invention isto provide acombined desk stand and ink fountain whereby the oint of the pen is keptmoistened with the lnk at all times. Such a construction renders the.pen ready for use as'soon as" it is m taken out of the desk stand. vTheink fountain serves as va cover to prevent evaporation of the ink. f

A further object is to provide a stop which may be adjustable, to hmtthe entrance o f the pen omt into the ink in the `lease of theY stand.further object is to provide an ink fountain havin an loutlet whlch willmaintain. the level o the inkconstant, which com# bined with the stopfor the vpen holder, permits the oint of the pen to enter only a slightdistance low the fixed level of the ink.

The invention, broadlyconsidered, comprises a base member in which thepen is supported b means of a tube for receiving 26 the pen hol er andhaving a stop at its inner end'to limit the insertion 'of the pen intothe ink and combined with an ink fountain which is removably sup ortedon the upper edge o the base part. e ink fountain is forme .30 `with adownwardly extending neck portion A and having an openingv in the sidewall of the same to permit t e ink to escape into the base. Such openinalso ,servingrlto maintain the level of the 'i constant. en the inkfountain is to be refilled it is only necessa to remove the top fromthebase and fill it t rough the neck or delivery rtion.

Referring to the awings: f

Fig. 1 is a sectional view considered o n a. 4 plane passing thru thepen holders, and

Fig. 2 is a modificatlon of the penholder Yrt, and an enlarged sectionalview at f the ri ht-f Fig. 1.

' Re erring to the drawings in detail:

` Figishqwgtwoinkfumim indicmli aY d may be connected to the base1bymeans of .end 10' of the 18 and 19 placed side by side as shown. Thereare two connected ink receiving base portions 20 and 21 each having thetubula part 3 for receiving the pen holders 9. ach -of the fountains isformed with al'downwardly ex- 50 tending ink delivery portion 22, and23,l and the enlarged portions 24 and 25. The fountain 18 is retained inplace on the base b lugs 26 and the fountain 19 b lugs 27 Eac of the inkfountains 18 an 19 may be reu moved and refilled. These fountains ma beused to receive differ t colored ink as lue and red.

When a fountain e is usedin place of the usual pen it is evi ent thatwhen the fountain ,penis removed it will be provided with a suitablesupply ofink for continuous writing for a long tune, as I do not limitmyself to the use of the usual pen, as shown. It is of course 'obviousthat the inner end of the 15 out or tubular member 3 should extend intot e base partat a point substantially coinciding with the level of the'ink.

It is to be understood that I do not limit myself to lthe use of anyparticular material 10. as glass, hard rubber or Celluloid or any othermaterial may be used preferabl one f that can bemolded. The tubular memvrs 3 threads 28 shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 2 shows the pen holder tube 3 with a removable piece 29.V It is forthe urpose of va rIghthe de th that the pen enters the e sho ders 30,against which the n holder 9 rests, will limit s0l the entrance o thepen into the ink. `When the insertv piece 2Q 1s removed the pen projectsfarther into the ink.` The opening 31 permits the pen to pass through.

VThe .pen holder 9 in Fig. 21s shown rest- 85 ing aamst the shoulder orend 30 ofthe remova le sleeve 29.' The n 7 projects into this sleeve.Since the tu ular member 3 is Aformed with threads 28 the distance thatthis membervmay enter the may be varied and consequently the distancethat the pen enters the ink will also be varied as desired.

What I claim is: An ink receiving desk stand comprising e 5 base memberto receive the ink, an elongated tubular member for receiving a. penholder having a. shouldered opening at its inner end to receive the pen,e removable sleeve memu ber in the tubular member having a shoul: I0dered openin the shouldered opening of the tubular mem r serving as a.stop or the sleeve member, the shouldered opemng of the sleeve servingas a sto for the end of the g pen holder to limit t e distance the pen*15 enters the ink in the base member.

FABYAN J. LAMARRE.

